On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
Google Classroom is an app created by Google for both teacher and student use. Essentially, it is a way to create an online classroom environment. Teachers are able to post to the feed and attach different documents from Google Drive, their computers, etc. The site is completely free to use for both students and teachers and it is ad free. Because Google Classroom is run through Google, collaboration and content sharing is done very easily through the “share” feature in Google. Teachers are also able to attach documents and videos to the feed and allow students to download them. There are two different side to Google Classroom, one for teachers and one for students. Students join through an invitation or just by entering a code that is provided by the teacher. Google Classroom is a very valuable tool for both classroom and student use. Classroom is appropriate for students of all ages in large part due to how easy it is to use. Some of the features, like sharing a Google Doc with another student, may be a little more difficult for elementary students, but most features will be accessible to students of all ages.
Educational Uses of Site
Using Google Classroom a teacher can post discussion questions, announcements, and assignments. The students then, are able to respond to the posts, access their assignments, and keep up to date in the class. When assigning something, the teacher is able to determine if the attached document will be a view only file, a classroom copy that anyone in the class can edit, or to create an individual document for each student. After completing the assignment, the student can then submit it right in Google Classroom. Teachers can also post discussion questions on to the feed and have students respond to the prompt.
Review of Site
I think that Google Classroom is a great tool for educators to use. On the feed, posting questions is a great way to foster more student interaction and to get more responses from all of the students in the class. The announcements are a great way to keep students and parents informed about what is going on in class. The assignment feature, my favorite part of Google Classroom, is really a terrific feature. Uploading documents right from Google Drive and allowing each student to receive their own copy makes distributing work very easy to do. The submission of the completed assignment is even easier. All the students have to do is click “turn in” and then the assignment goes right to you, the teacher. It can streamline work collection and even tells you which students have not submitted their work and who submitted the assignment past the due date and time. I personally believe that this is a great tool to use to keep people informed, distribute and collect work, and is easy enough to learn how to use that it is able to be used in nearly every classroom.
Unit 6.2A Assignment
On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
Student Name:
Robert SheafferTitle of Site:
Google ClassroomURL:
https://classroom.google.comDescription of Site:
Google Classroom is an app created by Google for both teacher and student use. Essentially, it is a way to create an online classroom environment. Teachers are able to post to the feed and attach different documents from Google Drive, their computers, etc. The site is completely free to use for both students and teachers and it is ad free. Because Google Classroom is run through Google, collaboration and content sharing is done very easily through the “share” feature in Google. Teachers are also able to attach documents and videos to the feed and allow students to download them. There are two different side to Google Classroom, one for teachers and one for students. Students join through an invitation or just by entering a code that is provided by the teacher. Google Classroom is a very valuable tool for both classroom and student use. Classroom is appropriate for students of all ages in large part due to how easy it is to use. Some of the features, like sharing a Google Doc with another student, may be a little more difficult for elementary students, but most features will be accessible to students of all ages.Educational Uses of Site
Using Google Classroom a teacher can post discussion questions, announcements, and assignments. The students then, are able to respond to the posts, access their assignments, and keep up to date in the class. When assigning something, the teacher is able to determine if the attached document will be a view only file, a classroom copy that anyone in the class can edit, or to create an individual document for each student. After completing the assignment, the student can then submit it right in Google Classroom. Teachers can also post discussion questions on to the feed and have students respond to the prompt.Review of Site
I think that Google Classroom is a great tool for educators to use. On the feed, posting questions is a great way to foster more student interaction and to get more responses from all of the students in the class. The announcements are a great way to keep students and parents informed about what is going on in class. The assignment feature, my favorite part of Google Classroom, is really a terrific feature. Uploading documents right from Google Drive and allowing each student to receive their own copy makes distributing work very easy to do. The submission of the completed assignment is even easier. All the students have to do is click “turn in” and then the assignment goes right to you, the teacher. It can streamline work collection and even tells you which students have not submitted their work and who submitted the assignment past the due date and time. I personally believe that this is a great tool to use to keep people informed, distribute and collect work, and is easy enough to learn how to use that it is able to be used in nearly every classroom.